Chan Sung Jung is one of the best fighters in the UFC’s Featherweight division. He is a Korean mixed martial artist and has been fighting from a young age. Jung has also formerly competed for the WEC, Pancrase, World Victory Road, and DEEP. Chan Sung left MMA to complete his mandatory military service in the Korean army from 2014-to 2016.
The Korean Zombie has a unique style of fighting. He is known for his agility, quick moves, and hard kicks. Sung Jung is also a submission master and 50% of his wins come from submissions.
Sung Jung started his UFC career in 2011, when he won against Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis.
Later on, he went on to defeat fighters like Dustin Poirier, Renato Moicano, Dennis Bermudez, and Frankie Edgar. His last fight was against Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige, where he won the fight via unanimous decision.
Chan Sung’s biggest payout was against Frankie Edgar at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie ($195,000).
Career Earnings of Chan Sung Jung
Chan Sung Jung made his UFC debut against Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis. Chan submitted Garcia in the 2nd round via first-ever twister and got the submission of the night bonus. Chan earned $65,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 win bonus, $55,000 Submission of the Night bonus) in his debut.
His next fight was against Mark Hominick at UFC 140, which he won via KO in 7-seconds to get a whopping $97,000.
Jung had his first main event bout when he fought Dustin Poirier at UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier. The fighters put on an incredible show that ended with Jung putting Poirier to sleep with a D’Arce choke. Jung earned $114,000($17,000 to show, $17,000 win bonus, $40,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $40,000 Submission of the Night bonus) for his main event fight.
Chan had his first title shot against Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship as a replacement for Anthony Pettis. Jung suffered a dislocated shoulder during the fight and hence lost the championship bout in the 4th round via TKO. For this fight, he got $20,000.
Chan left MMA for 2-years to complete his mandatory military service in Korea and returned in 2017 to fight Dennis Bermudez at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie. Jung knocked out Bermudez in the 1st round to earn a fight purse of $95,000.
He next fought Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez in a fight of the year contender bout. Although that fight ended with Yair KO’ing Jung in the last second of the 5th round with a KO elbow, he still got $115,000 ($60,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay).
He bounced back from the loss and defeated Renato Moicano and got $175,000. Chan next fought with UFC veteran Frankie Edgar and won the bout via first-round TKO punches, earning $195,000 including the $50K Fight of the Night bonus. This was the most money he made from a single night in his whole career.
In this next bout, Jung tasted his defeat against Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie. The back-and-forth brawl went to the distance and resulted in his loss by unanimous decision. He got $90,000 ($80,000 to show, $10,000 fight week incentive pay) for this main event bout.
‘The Korean Zombie’ had his last fight against Dan Ige at UFC on ESPN: Korean Zombie vs. Ige. Jung secured a win via unanimous decision. He earned a fight purse of $171,000 ($80,000 to show, $80,000 win bonus, $11,000 fight week incentive pay).
Chan Sung Jung earned a total of $1 million in his whole UFC career. But it could have been more as per reports.
Estimated Total Net Worth: $2-3 million dollars (USD).